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A MANUAL 


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Junior Missionary Societies 





aie Women’s General Missionary Society 
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909 Ninth St., Pittsburgh, Pa. 








A MANUAL 
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Superintendents and Helpers 
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Junior Missionary Societies 


1913. 
Revised 1919. 
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MANUAL 


Aim. 


The aim of the Junior, Missionary Society. is broad and 
many sided: ; 
1.' To lead the children to’ Christ. 

2. To memorize the Scripture and apply it’to their daily 
lives. psoas ee ae, 

8. Instruction in'the spirit and form ‘of prayer. 

4. Training workers for service in their own congrega- 
tion and help to meet the need of the Mission Fields. 

Br To become systematic and. generous givers. 

6. How to do committee work and conduct meetings ac- 
cording. to Rules of Order. 


ORGANIZATION. 
Why? 


1. Because, the Mission of the Church is Missions, and 
through organized work Jesus’ command, ‘‘Feed my. lambs,”’ 
can be more fully obeyed. . 

2. We cannot begin too early to teach children right 
habits, whether of physical things or of being thankful or giv- 
ing to missions. 

3. Children easily yield to good influences. The testi- 
mony of many of our Missionaries is, that they received their 
inspiration to go to the mission field, through the Junior Mis- 
sionary Society. 

4. The child that grows up in the Junior Missionary So- 
ciety, will not have to be converted to Missions. 

5. Through the Junior Society, missionary literature is 
often introduced into homes otherwise unreached. © 

6. The boys and girls of to-day are our future workers. 

7. The boys and girls of to-day are our future givers and 
should early be trained as tithers. 


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When? 


Organize Now! At Once! 
Delays are dangerous: making the training for service the 
more difficult. 


How? 


The first step in organizing a Junior Missionary Society 
is to secure the approval and co-operation of your Pastor. 

The second step is the co-operation and support of the 
Women’s Missionary Society. 

As in 1896 the General Assembly recommended, that the 
Junior Missionary Society be under the care of the Women’s 
Missionary Society: therefore, it is but reasonable to expect 
that the women.should maintain the organization for which 
they are responsible. 

The Women’s Missionary Society should elect for a Super- 
intendent, one who has love for children and love for the work. 

There should be a Leader or Teacher, elected by the 
Women’s Missionary Society, for each division to be formed. 

Try to get every child of the congregation, from birth to 
fourteen years of age, to become a member: see that every one 
is invited, either by personal or written invitation: have your 
Pastor make a plea in behalf of the organization, from the 
pulpit. 

Form circles or divisions according to age or sex. 

All the babies and children under six years of age, form 
the Little Light Bearers Circle. They are not expected to at- 
tend the meetings, but their card giving full name, and birth- 
day are signed by the Mother, who pledges twenty-five cents a 
year for the Little Light Bearers Fund. These cards should be 
kept by the Superintendent, signed anew each year, until, at 
the age of six, the child is graduated into the Junior Society. 

In the other divisions, place those who range from six to. 
cight, nine and ten, eleven and twelve, thirteen and fourteen; 
at which age the Juniors graduate into the Y. P. C. U, 


THE FIRST MEETING, 


Plan to have your first meeting a success, by means of a 
bright, wide awake program. Compare child life in foreign 
lands with child life in Christian lands. Show pictures and 
curios from mission fields. Be enthusiastic, so the boys and 


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zirls will catch your enthusiasm. Talk about Junior work an 
your plans. Invite your Presbyterial Junior Secretary to be 
resent and help organize. 

Have the boys and: girls, with the consent of the parents, 
sign the Membership Card. Read the Constitution and adopv 
it, Article by Article, with such changes as are necessary to 
best meet local conditions. 

Elect officers and appoint committees. After appointing a 
shairman of.a committee, fill up the required number by calling 
for volunteers. Most children have their preferences in lines of 
work. 

Announce your plans for the next meeting, serve refresh- 
ments and close with a social time. 

Hold the regular meetings weekly, semi-monthly, or 
monthly, as preferred, at such time and place as is most con- 
venient. 

The annual meeting should be held during the month of 
March before the close of the church year, April first., At this 
time written reports should. be presented by the officers and 
chairman of committees, and new officers elected for the com- 
ing year. 

Hold a public annual meeting, that the congregation may 
learn of the good work being accomplished by the Junior So- 
ciety. 


CONSTITUTION 
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‘Its obiect shall be to prepare’ its members for active Chris 


tian service;:to lead them to Christ; to instruct them in the 
needs of mission work and their personal responsibility: to: it, 
and through prayer, study; work and gifts: to do their parz 
toward sending the gospel story to the ends of the earth. 


ARTICLE If. 
Membership. 
Section 1. Any boy or girl between the ages of six and 


fourteen years may become an active member of the Society 


Note—If a formal pledge is desired the following is ree 
ommended: 


Pledge. 


Trusting in Jesus for help, I will try to be present at every 
meeting and take some active part therein. I promise to pray 
and read or repeat at least one verse of the Bible daily, to keep 
the Sabbath holy and try to lead a Christian life. 


Sec. 2. Any child under six years of age may become 
member of the Little Light Bearers Circle by the annual pay- 
ment of twenty-five cents. 


Sec. 3. Any person may become an honorary member by 
the annual payment of fifty cents. 


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ARTICLE LV. 
Officers. 


Ses. 1. The officers shall be a Superintendent, and a 
Teacher for each circle formed, elected annually by the Wo- 
men’s Missionary Society. 

Sec. 2. From the active members of the Society shall be 
elected annually, by the Society, a President, Vice-President, 
Secretary and Treasurer. 

Sec. 3. The Executive Committee shall be composed of 
the Superintendent, Teachers, Officers of the Society and 
Chairmen of standing committees. 


ARTICLE V. 


See. 1. The members of the Junior Missionary Society 
shall be graduated into the Young Peoples Christian Union at 
the age of 14. 

The girls shall also be graduated into the Young Womens 
Missionary Society. 

Sec. 2. The members of the Little Light Bearers Circle 
shall be graduated into the active membership of the Junior 
Missionary Society at the age of Six. 


ARTICLE VI. 
Meetings. 


Sec. 1. The regular.meetings of this Society may be held 
weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly. 

Sec. 2. Quarterly meetings shall be held, at which time 
reports from committees shall be given and the funds of the 
society distributed. 

Sec. 38. The annual meeting shall be held not later than 
the third week in March. 

Sec. 4. Special meetings of the Society may be called at 
any time by the Superintendent. 


ARTICLE VIL. 
Funds. 


- The contributions shall be sent by the Treasurer of the 
Soicety, to the Presbyterial Treasurer, under the direction of 
the Executive Committee. 


ARTICLE VILL 


The constitution may be altered or amended by a two- 
thirds vote of the members present at any business meeting. 


BY-LAWS 


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1. <All regular meetings of this Society shall’ be opened 
with devotional exercises. 


2. The President shall preside at all business meetings. . 
President’s duties shall be to assist the Superintendent in ar- 
ranging for regular meetings, quarterly meetings, annual meet- 
ings, plans for work, and attend to any duties which will in- 
crease *he efficiency of the Society. 


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3. The Vice-President, in the absence of the President, 
Shall perform the duties of the President. 


4. The Secretary shall keep the roll, and a correct record 
of all meetings of *he Society. Also have charge of all papers 
belonging to the Society, exeevt those pertaining to the office 
of Treasurer, and shall give a written report of the year’s work 
at the annual meeting. 


5. The Treasurer shall collect and count all offerings of 
the Society, (which may be turned over to the Superintendent 
at the close of each meeting) and keep a correct account of 
each offering and the fund for which it is given. The Treas- 
urer shall, upon order of the Executive Committee, send the 
money to the Treasurer of the Presbyterial of which the Society 
is an auxiliary. 


6. The Superintendent shall have general supervision of 
the Society, arrange the members into circles, take charge of 
the supplies, make semi-annual report to the Senior Women’s 
Society, and an annual report to the Presbyterial Junior Sec- 
retary. Superintendent should notify Presbyterial Junior Sec- 
retary of any new organization. 


7. The Teachers shall have charge of the circles and aid 
in such work as the Superintendent may assign to them. 


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8. The Honorary Membership fund is obtained to defray 
all expenses of the Society, any balance at close of year should 
be applied to missionary funds. 


9. Committees shall be, Membership, Program, Flower, 
Music, Birthday, Temperance and Social. 


These By-Laws may be changed or added to, any time the 
Executive Committee finds necessary. 


DUTY OF COMMITTEES. 


If the Church is looking toward the members of the Junior 
Missionary Society for her efficient workers in the future, 
they should be trained while they are young, to become capable 
workers in whatever department of work they may be called 
upon to fill. Give them active work to do now. 


All the offices should be filled by the boys and girls them- 
selves—under the direction of the Superintendent. 


Appoint your committees with an older boy or girl as the 
chairman of each. If a leader once instructs and interests a 
chairman of any Junior committee, it rarely has to be repeaied. 
Often the failure in the work of the entire committee is through 
the ignorance of the chairman to know just what the duties are. 


Program Committee. 


Should be composed of the officers of the society, or a 
regularly appointed committee. Its duties are to help the Su- 
perintendent make out a program for the year, and see that 
each one takes the part assigned by the committee. 


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Membership Committee. 


To look out for new members, as well as for those who do 
not attend with regularity. To report the sick. To meet stran- 
gers at the door and see that all are seated in their proper 
places. 


Flower Committee. 


To arrange for flowers at public meetings, and, if it is pos- 
sible, for every meeting, and to give to the sick. 


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Music Committee. 


To form a choir with special chairs for same. ‘To prepare 
music, if needed, for social and public meetings. 


Temperance Committee. 


The Temperance Committee shall, under the direction of 
the Superintendent, circulate a temperance pledge, and per- 
form any other services that may help to: promote the temper- 
ance work among the members and the community. 


Birthday Committee. 


The Birthday Committee shall enroll the name and date 
of birth of each member of the Society and during the week on 
which the birthday occurs send a card as a reminder with the 
request for his or her presence at the next meeting to present 
the offering. 


Social Committee. 


The nearer you bring the children together, the more ef- 
fective work they will do. 

The social committee shall have charge of providing and 
serving light refreshments at the quarterly meetings and assist 
in promoting the best social interest of the Society. 


INSTRUCTIONS 


Make your business meetings: full of interest. Aim to 
have every member present. Have badges for your committees, 
if it is only a different colored ribbon for each one. Any kind 
of a badge gives the younger members a feeling of importance 
and stimulates them to work. Train your Juniors to be busi- 
ness like in all they do, and be strict in observing parlia- 
mentary rules. 


Where no special order of business has been adopted the 
following is suggested: 


1. Call ‘to order by the -President. 


2. Reading, correction, and approval of the minutes of 
the previous meeting. 


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Report of Treasurer. 
4. Reports of all committees (in their regular order.) 


5. Business (including old and new.) 


6. Adjourn (by motion.) 


Five Reasons Why Juniors Should Give Thank Offerings. 


1. God asks His people to give thank-offerings. Come 
near and bring thank-offerings into the house of the Lord.— 
2 Chronicles 29:31. 

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name; bring 
an offering and come into His courts.—Psalm 96:8. 


2. The world needs the Gospel which thank-offerings 
help to send. 


God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son 
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have 
everlasting life.—John 3:16. 


Over 2,000 years have passed since God gave His Son to 
die that the world might be saved from sin. And yet two of 
every three persons living today have never seen a Bible: they 
have never heard the name of Jesus. Why? Because the 
people who have heard the glad news of Christ the Saviour, 
love too well their gold and silver to give their tithes and thank 
offerings to send missionaries enough to tell them the gospel 
news. 


3. The heathen call for help through thank offerings. 

They call by their ignorance: their cruel customs: their 
treatment of little children; their worship of idols instead of 
the true God, and through the pitiful messages they send to 
Christian lands by the missionaries. 


4. The church needs the training it can receive through 
the giving of thank-offerings. 


Through the giving of frequent offerings, persons learn to 
keep watch for mercies and blessings for which to give, and 
they soon learn to see good in everything that comes into their 
daily lives. 


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5. As individuals, we need to give to God thank-offerings. 


Ingratitude, is one of the common sins of God’s people. 
Children soon learn to become selfish, and they forget that God 


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wants them to show their gratitude to Him for giving them the 
open Bible, and homes in a land where the Bible is taught, by 
giving their thank-offerings that children ’who know Him not 
may learn to know Him and love Him. 


Thank-Offering.—As no boys and girls in the world have 
so many rich blessings as those who live in America, the Wo- 
men’s Board thinks the American children should be the most 
grateful and willing to give their money that those who have 
never heard of Jesus may learn of Him. 


The thank-offering boxes are free to all who send for them, 
and who will use them for the work of the Women’s General 
Missionary Society. lLetters, leaflets and stories will be sent 
with these boxes. As the thank-offering helps all departments 
of the Women’s Work—superintendents and leaders should do 
their utmost to have a box in every home in the congregation. 


Life Memberships.—Any Junior may become a life mem- 
ber of the Junior Society by the payment of ten dollars at one 
time. 

Many life memberships may be secured from parents and 
friends of the children by a littie tactful effort on the part of 
the leaders. 


The name, with full and correct address, should be sent 
with the ten dollars from the Treasurer of the local society 
to the Presbyterial Treasurer; the name is published in the 
Junior Missionary Magazine and a picture of each life mem- 
ber will appear in the Junior Missionary Magazine if a photo- 
graph is sent to the Junior General Secretary. 


Rally Day.—Annual Rally Days, when the Juniors of a 
Presbytery may be brought together for a special program of 
exercises, lunch included, have proven very helpful in creating 
an enthusiastic interest. Awarding banners for merit along 
different lines of effort is an important factor in the Rally Day 
plans. 


WHY HAVE MISSION STUDY CLASSES 


The boys and girls of today will be the men and women 
of the future. The Mission of the Church is Missions; to 
educate the Juniors to love missions, start while they are 
young—hence the need of Junior Mission Study Classes. 


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Aim. 


1—To teach Juniors the conditions and needs of the whole 
world. 


2—To create a spirit of personal responsibility. 
3—To teach Juniors how to pray specifically. 


4—_To inspire Juniors to devote their lives to Christ’s 
service. 


Organization, 


1—Juniors should not be under six years of age and no 
discrimination made as to sex. 


2—Select a mission study book full of adventure. Im- 
agination is the predominant mind activity among the children 
of the Junior Societies. Since the aim is not merely informa- 
tion but impression and enthusiasm, a stronger appeal can be 
made by using interesting biographies rather than by statistics. 


3—Insist upon each member of the class having a text 
book. 


4—-Have a wide awake teacher, truth-filled, spirit-filled, 
and prayer-filled. Never look for a teacher who has nothing 
to do, for nine times out of ten such will prove a failure. 


5—-Have blackboard talks and by all means have a map 
of the country you are studying. 


Results. 


1—New incentive to Prayer. 
f 2—Consecration of lives to Service. 
3—Deeper interest in the cause of. Missions. 


4—_A thirst for knowledge of our brothers and sisters, 
in Home and Foreign fields. 


If mission study will do all this, and we are convinced that 
it does, what a responsibility rests upon Junior Superintend- 
ents, if they deny the Juniors this great privilege. They are re- 
sponsible to God for the foundation of the life of each Junior 
under their care, and since Christ has given the command, ‘‘Go 
ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature,”’ 
how can they escape if they do not teach the Juniors to carry 
out this great command. 


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SUGGESTIVE HELPS 
Bible Service. 


Every Junior should have a Bible in hand. 


Read verses in concert with one as leader, or boys and 
girls read responsively. : 


Leader read one verse, and name a Junior to read the 
next and So on. 


Have committees read responsively with one committee 
to lead. 


Have alphabet selections and commit to memory for re- 
sponse to roll call. 


Call for pastor’s texts of Sabbath previous to be repeated 
in concert, and ask for responses to question, What one thing 
do you remember of the sermon? 


Train the Juniors to prepare chart Bible Readings on 
given topics. 


‘Keep prominently in mind the promises concerning the 
world’s conversion and the prophecies that are being fulfilled in 
this twentieth century. : 


Have frequent chart and black board Bible exercises, with 
blank space to be filled in by the Juniors. 


Occasionally illustrate Bible subjects by symbols. For in- 
stance: For Proverbs 15:3 use the picture of an eye, to repre- 
sent God’s constant presence and infinite knowledge; for Gen- 
esis 1:1, a globe in the hand to show God’s power and provi- 
dence; for Proverbs 30:5, shield showing God’s protecting care; 
for Exodus 20:1-17, the two tables of the law; Matthew 12:26- 
37, scales; Matthew 5:8, a white heart; Jeremiah 17:9, a black 
heart; Philippians 4:6, clasped hands; Matthew 11:15, the ear; 
Proverbs’ 1:%0, a spider’s web; Matthews 7:16-29, grapes; 2 
Corinthians 9:7, a mite box; 2 Chronicles 29:31, a/thank-offer- 
ing box. 

By making these symbols large in form of charts, they can 
be of permanent use. 


Praise Service. 


Organize the best singers into a Junior choir with a leader 
who will have regular times for practice. 
Where this cannot be done, organize the entire member- 


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ship for a ten or fifteen-minute song practice before the hour 
for opening or after the closing. hour. Gospel truths can often 
be more easily sung into a child’s heart than talked into it, so 
insist.on having the Psalms memorized, and on special occasions 
sing with books closed. 


Make your praise very worshipful, and permit no frivolity 
during the singing. Have a chart kept in a prominent place 
upon which have written in large letters: 


Praise: Whom should we praise? Why should we praise 
God? How? When? Where? What. blessings,come from 
praising God? Such questions lead the boys and girls to think 
for themselves. 


Give variety to the song service. Have quartettes and 
duets and solos. Have, one to lead and the rest: join in the 
chorus, or have the girls to sing one part and the boys another. 


Give titles to certain favorite Psalms, such as The Shep- 
herd Psalm (28rd), ‘“‘God’s Watchful Care”’ (121st), ‘““Prayer 
Psalm” (51st), and commit them to memory. 


Prayer Service. 


Explain that prayer is talking with God, and how it dif- 
fers from praise. 


Always give something definite for which to pray, and at 
times write the special topic for prayer for the day, on the 
black board and explain it, and then ‘call ‘for sentence prayers. 


Occasionally kneel when offering special prayer for some 
individual or object. 

Use the chart in Wall Roll containing Scripture prayers; 
give a moment for each Junior to select his or her own, then 
bow the heads and call for these prayers in turn. 


Have the ‘‘Opening’’ and ‘‘Closing’’ prayers on Wall Roll 
committed to memory by all. , 


Ask Juniors to stand and offer sentence prayers; any one 
who does not take part should quietly sit down when it comes 
his or her turn. Very soon but few will refuse to take part. 


Occasionally have the committees to stand in groups and 
form circles by holding hands and praying the Lord’s prayer, or 
have the petitions given in turn by the committees and all close 
in concert—‘‘For thine is the kingdom,” &c. 


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Frequently explain the Lord’s Prayer, and why every 
prayer should close with—‘‘For Christ’s Sake, Amen.’’ 

At the Thank-Offering ‘Ingatherings,’’ the leader should 
call for a list of gifts God has given to the children in Christian 
lands; have a Junior write them on the blackboard, and when 
each one present has named at least one of God’s gifts—wiith 
closed eyes—have each pray, a prayer of thanksgiving. 

Never omit having a prayer over the day’s offering, asking 
God to accept and use for His honor and glory. . 

Write a brief prayer—Bible or otherwise—on the chart or 
blackboard for each meeting and at close have it committed to 
memory, to pray between meetings in the homes. 

Organize small prayer circles and give something special 
to pray for each week or month. 

To the very timid Juniors written prayers from the Psalms 
might be quietly given on entering, to use in the chain of sen- 
tence prayers. 


Junior Study Outline 
First Class—Ages 6, 7 and 8 


Bible verses—Matt. 19:14; John 3:16; John 14:1-4. 

The Lord’s Prayer; Beatitudes. ea 

Bible Stories of Moses; Samuel; Daniel; Birth of Christ; 
Crucifixion. 

Missionary Stories. 

Second Class—Ages 9 and 10 

Psalms 12619-2232 91: 

13th Chapter of 1st Corinthians. 

Ten Commandments. 

Missionary Stories and Facts. 


Third Class—Ages 11 and 12 
Books of the Bible. 
Names of the Twelve Apostles. 
Bible Rules for Giving—in Wall Roll. 
Our Church-——in Junior Manual. 
Missionary Facts. 


Fourth Class—Ages 13 and 14 
Our Mission Fields, Schools, Hospitals. 
Our Missionaries. How supported? 
Boards of Our Church. 
Mission Study Class. 


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Junior Magazine. 


Every up-to-date club reads the periodicals in its special 
line of work or study, and a Junior Missionary Society cannot 
do its best work without the Junior Missionary Magazine. 

The subjects for the meetings are published, one month 
in advance, with notes on the. subject and in the December 
issue a complete list of the subjects for the year will be found. 

Urge your Juniors to subscribe for it in clubs of ten, for 
15 cents a year, little more than a penny a month. Ask them 
occasionally if they have read certain articles and call their 
attention to all its good features. It will reward you for a 
careful study of it. 


Junior Pins. 


A sterling pin, pink and white enamel with silver outline 
and silver band with the word Junior on it, is to be used on 
special and all occasions. It can be given as reward for merit 
in memory work or attendance or anything the leader ey wish 
to give it for and will make any Junior happy. 


Leaflets. 


A valuable collection of leaflets is supplied by our Litera- 
ture Department and sold at a very low rate, most of them 
merely covering postage. 

They are all listed in the catalogue which is furnished 
free, on application. 


Book of Recitations. 
This little book is of much value in getting up special pro- 
grams. 
Missionary Mother Goose Rhymes. 
A delightful program for an entertainment, edited by Mrs. 
John A. Wilson, late editor of Junior Magazine. 
Wall Chart. 


A Wall Roll, printed in large type, on tough paper and 
hung on rod with cord, has been carefully prepared by the 
Junior Committee and we know that it will be very. helpful 
for all workers among children. 


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The second page is an Index and all pages are numbered at 
lower edge SO they can be found readily. 


Contents. 


Books of the Bible; Bible Exercise; Apostles Creed and 
Children’s Creed; Beatitudes; 1st Psalm; 23rd Psalm; Prayers 
in Verse; Prayers from the Psalms; Lord’s Prayer; Take These 
Hands; Bible Rules for Giving; Scripture Responsive Services; 
Helpful Rules; Temperance Facts; Commandments; Golden 
Rule. 


Convention Banner. 


The Women’s General Missionary Society, at the annual 
meeting in May, awards a beautiful silk banner to the Juniors 
of the Presbytery which makes the highest average in the re- 
quired six points of efficiency, as follows: 

1. A Junior Society in every Church. 

2. A 10% increase in the membership of the Presbytery. 

3. Every Society contributing to W. G. M. S. work. 

4. very Society must give a Thank Offering. 

5. Every Society must report to the Ee ara Junior 
Secretary on time, April 5th. BE oer 

6. Every Presbyterial Se SBN must Fouene Loe the 
General Secretary on time, April 15th. 

This Banner may be displayed throughout the Presbytery 
during the year but is to be sent to the Convention each year 
where it is awarded to the successful Presbytery pens all 
requirements. 


Graduation. 


There are no special requirements for graduation from 
the Little Light Bearers’ Circle, into the Junior Society, eens 
that of age, six years. 

For graduation from the ei Society he Bitten see 
Intermediate or Senior Y. P. C. U. the following requirements 
are specified: Age, fourteen years. Repeat from memory. 

The Ten Commandments; a i 

Books of the Bible; 

Two'Psalms; © 

Name Twelve Apostles; 


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Beatitudes. 
An exercise for the annual graduation is provided by our 
Women’s Board. 
Diplomas of Graduation are five cents each or fifty cents 
a dozen. 


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Group Leaders. 


Where there is difficulty in securing a Junior Superintend- 
ent, this plan has been tried successfully. 

The Women’s Missionary Society selects two or three of its 
members to be jointly responsible for each meeting, sharing 
the work and planning together for the program. Sometimes 
the same three, take charge for one month or two months and 
then pass on the work to the next group. It will not be long 
until their interest is aroused and a Superintendent volunteers 
her services. 


Membership Cards for Juniors. 


Order from Literature Department. Have each member 
sign a card. This little ceremony adds to the importance of 
the work. 


; Finances. 

First of all, be loyal. 

You are organized into a Junior Missionary Society and 
from the moment you sent the notification of your organiza- 
tion to the Presbyterial Junior Secretary or the General Sec- 
retary, your aid has been counted upon and your offerings 
should go to support the work of the W. G. M. S. 

Familiarize yourself with the missionary work of your 
Presbyterial Society, and apply your offerings to the several 
departments under the care of the Women’s General Missionary 
Society, of which you are a part. 

Do not use the children’s missionary offerings for congre- 
gational expenses. Should your church need a new carpet, a 
new window or new collection plates, or new song books, or 
anything at all, do not dream of laying your hands on your mis- 
sionary money to buy them. . 


Honorary Roll. 


For the expenses of your Junior Society establish an Hon- 
orary Membership Roll, Fathers, Uncles, Aunts, Brothers, 


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Grandparents and Friends of the Juniors who are willing to 
contribute fifty. cents a year to carry on the local society, by 
supplying necessary tools for the Superintendent and Leaders. 
Any balance in this fund at end of year, may go to Junior 
Special, or any department of work. 

Compare the statistics of other Societies with your own, 
of other years with the current year and be sure of constant 
advancement. 

The Church Fiscal year begins April lst and the General 
Assembly, Women’s Board, Presbyterial Societies and all Mis- 
sionary Societies including Junior begin their year’s work and 
accounts are all kept from April lst of each year, to the follow- 
ing March 31st. . 

The Juniors may designate their money to any department 
of work, as. follows: ; 


$ —_—_——— to Foreign Missions. 

$ ——_-——._ to Home Missions: 

i caret to Freedmen Missions. 
$ ——___—_ to Indian Missions. 

$ ————_—— Junior Special, 


and so on to other departments as they may care to do. 

It is not broad, but narrow-minded, to give to outside 
work, while letting your own work suffer. 
. All money should be sent by the Treasurer of the Junior 
Society, to the Treasurer of the Women’s Presbyterial Society 
of which the Junior Society is an auxiliary and designations 
should be plainly written. | | 


Junior Special. Work. 


As a. rule, children love to give, and this. characteristic 
should be used in the development of the ideal—that of system- 
aric ssivin sw Uney. should be made very familiar with the 
abundance of Scripture teaching on the subject of giving, and 
led into practical methods by which they shall learn to be 
liberal, cheerful and systematic givers. | 

An effort should be made in conference with parents to 
make it possible for the Juniors to have a given amount of 
money at their disposal, whether earned or received as an al- 
lowance, and then have them taught that the best and highest 
good comes to those who give to the Lord’s cause. 

The use of small bags, boxes, etc., for self-denial and spe- 


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cial gifts is to be commended. In addition to the genera! lines 
of work to be supported a “special work” is assigned each year 
to the Juniors, for which special effort is to be made in the way 
of gifts. The Superintendents and Leaders are expected to give 
instruction on the particular field for which special effort is 
being made. | . yee 

That this has created a. greater interest in the minds of 
the Juniors is proven by the very liberal offerings made to 
special work during the years since its inception. 


heres THE SPECIAL WORK. | 

While we aim to train the Juniors to give to all the de- 
partments of work under the care of the W. G. M: S., yet in re- 
sponse to Junior workers over the church in 1894 a special 
work was assigned to be wholly their own and has been as fol- 
lows: 


Junior Spencial. 














Year beginning Amount |’ Amount 
(April) Asked’' || ‘Given 
1895—Erection of a school building at ) ret 

PrAigTiGsrAIA Damien. coe te Aces se $1,000 00/$1,200 00 
1896—Endowment of a child’s bed in 

DHE Met oOspirats LN Oia. Se.1 0s ee 600 00! 1,000 00 
1897—Purchase of 100 acres of land at 

Prairie, Ala., @ $8.00 per acre... 800 00| 1,200:00 
1898—Building a Parsonage.:....... 800 00| 600 00 
1899—-Endowment of a child’s bed in | | 

TADAAS HOSDILAL MOV Dt ces othe s 600 00| 1,000 00 


190C—Support of forty girls in Girls’ | 

Boarding School, Sialkot, India 
1901—Support of sixty girls in Girls’ 

Boarding School, Sialkot, India 1,500 00] 2,090 00 
1902—-Support of sixty girls in Girls’ | 

Boarding School, Luxor, Egypt. . 2,100 00] 2,266 09 
1903—Support of sixty girls in Girls’ 

Boarding School, Luxor, Egypt..' | 2,100 00| 2,124 53 
1904—Parsonage at Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2,100 00| 2,043 30 
1905—Schcol for Musquakie Indians at | | 

FG iti LOW Rattle ae Sas ten bee.” | 2,000 00| 1,637 60 
1906—School for Musquakie Indians at | 

eu idieL) Woaeeens. baci errs dt yeh 2,000 00] 2,197 02 
1907—225,000 bricks for Girls’ Board- 

ing School, Khartoum, North Su- | | 

re REHEAT ooo i Se oe ee ea a eed b2b200) 1.625..00 


1,000 00| 1,600 00 














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Year beginning ( Amount | Amount 
(April) | Asked | Given 
1908—225,000 bricks for Girls’ Board- | sg 

ing School, Khartoum, North Su- | | 

ants coe yee eee FiLde Tete oe ee | 2,000 00| 2,659 70 
1909—Elizabeth Gordon Home, Sialkot, | | 

TH dle ces ae Se Te ee | 2,500 00] 2,435 25 
1910—HElizabeth Gordon Home, Sialkot, | | 

THe oie, AS eta he ee eee eee | 2,500 00] 2,836 95 
1911—-Support .of the Bible Women in | | 

UDF sh g OF RA Fis Capen ome il Gras igo ima eettag 9 | 2,500 00| 2,731 87 
1912—-Building and Furnishing -two 

Coitages G. B. S., Sangla “Hill, | 

Nig eke$t: cae nh nin Aa eee eee A, | 2,800 00| 2,428 00 
1918—Building a Dormitory at French- : 

DUPE KK CntUeCK Ya eae ee eee 2,500 00| 2,461 00 
1914——Building a Dormitory at French- | 

bure.s Kentucky. tee Byeael ote 2,000 (00), d2L 88041 
1915—Building a Boys’ Dormitory at 

Camden; (Ala baniasc. si ere 2,500 00] 2,687 00 
1916—Support of Bible Women in India | 2,500 00] 2,958 00 
1917—Support of Bible Women in India | 2,500 00| 2,500 00 
1918—-Support of Girls’ Schools, Alex- | 

andriag: Hey pts ae oe ee | 2,675 00] 2,782.53 
1919-——Supplies for Jhelum and White | | 

Memorial Hospitals and Kala | 

Dispensary ot tae ee ere teor ds 2 | 2,845 00| 
1920 | 
1921 | 
922 | 
1923 | 
1924 | 
1925 | 

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